diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 372a266c..7819f1c3 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
 
 @app.route('/')
 def show_scoreboard():
-    return render_template('scoreboard.html', scoreboard = scoreboard) 
+    sorted_scoreboard = sorted(scoreboard, key=lambda team: team["score"], reverse=True)
+    return render_template('scoreboard.html', scoreboard = sorted_scoreboard) 
 
 @app.route('/increase_score', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
 def increase_score():
@@ -51,12 +52,11 @@ def increase_score():
         if team["id"] == team_id:
             team["score"] += 1
 
-    return jsonify(scoreboard=scoreboard)
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-   app.run(debug = True)
+    sorted_scoreboard = sorted(scoreboard, key=lambda team: team["score"], reverse=True)
+    return jsonify(scoreboard=sorted_scoreboard)
 
 
 
 
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+   app.run(debug = True)
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diff --git a/static/scoreboard.js b/static/scoreboard.js
index 34ce2009..2b3ab64c 100644
--- a/static/scoreboard.js
+++ b/static/scoreboard.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function increase_score(id){
     contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
     data : JSON.stringify(team_id),
     success: function(result){
-        
+        display_scoreboard(result.scoreboard);
     },
     error: function(request, status, error){
         console.log("Error");
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ function increase_score(id){
 
 $(document).ready(function(){
   display_scoreboard(scoreboard);
-})
+})
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